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is a p a ris h 5 m ile s n o r th -e a s t fro m
C h ip p in g N o rto n s ta tio n , on t h e B a n b u r y a n d C h e lte n h a m
se c tio n of t h e G r e a t W e s t e r n r a ilw a y , an d
n o r th fro m
C h a r lb u r y s ta tio n on th e O x fo rd and W o r c e s t e r se ctio n
of th e sa m e s y s te m , in th e N o r th e r n d iv is io n of th e
c o u n ty , h u n d re d an d p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv is io n of W o o tto n ,
u n io n an d c o u n ty c o u r t d is t r ic t of C h ip p in g N o rto n ,
r u r a l d e a n e r y of D e d d in g to n an d a r c h d e a c o n ry and
d io cese of O x fo rd . A b o u t 1570 S ir W illia m P e t r e , o n e o f th e
c h ie f S e c r e t a r ie s of S t a t e fro m H e n ry V I I I . to E liz a b e t h ,
b e q u e a th e d as an e n d o w m e n t to E x e t e r C o lle g e , O x fo r d , all
th e la n d in t h e p a rish w h ic h fro m 1206 h a d b e lo n g e d to
th e a b b e y of O sen ey a t O x fo rd , an d o f w h ic h he ha d b e ­
c o m e p o sse sse d on th e d isso lu tio n o f t h a t m o n a s te r y in
1540. F r o m t h a t tim e th e r e c to r a n d fello w s, as lo rd s of
th e m a n o r, c la im ed to b e th e o w n ers of th e d o n a tive
c h u rc h or ch a p e l o f t h e p a rish , w h ic h , h a v in g b ee n al­
lo w e d to faU in to ru in s, a t le n g th w h o lly d is a p p e a r e d ;
b u t it s s ite w as a s ce rta in e d an d id e n tifie d in 1829, in
w h ic h y e a r t h e p a rish io n e rs p e titio n e d t h a t th e ch u rc h
m ig h t be r e b u ilt. In th e m e a n tim e a sp e cia l lic e n c e w as
o b ta in e d fo r th e p e rfo rm a n c e of d iv in e se rvic e in a b arn ,
p ro p e rly fitte d u p ; su b s e q u e n tly th e se rv ic e s w e re h e ld in
th e v illa g e sch o o l, and e v e n tu a lly th e fo u n d a tio n sto n e of
t h e p re s e n t c h u r c h o f S t. J o h n th e E v a n g e lis t w as laid
4 th A u g u s t , 1852, an d t h e c h u r c h co n secra te d in 1853.
I t is a b u ild in g of lo cal sto n e, in th e G o t h ic s ty le of th e
e a r ly 14 th c e n tu r y , and o rig in a lly c o n s is te d o n ly of c h a n ­
c e l, "n a v e , v e s t r y an d a b ell t u r r e t , b u t in 1869 a n o rth
aisle and to w e r w e re a d d e d ; t h e la t t e r , w h ic h sta n d s at
th e n o rth -w e st a n g le , an d h a s a sa d d le b a ck ro o f, w as
e re c te d a t th e sole c o s t o f th e R e v . C . F . G a r r a t t M .A .
first v ic a r of th e p a ris h , w h o a lso p res e n te d th e six
b ells, an o rg a n , tw o m e m o ria l w in d o w s, h e a tin g a p ­
p a ra tu s , and v a r io u s f i t t i n g s : th e stain ed e a s t w in d ow ,
e re c te d la t e r , is a m e m o ria l to h is seco n d w i f e : th e
c o m m u n io n p la te in c lu d e s a c h a lic e a n d p a te n , th e g ift
in 1853 o f th e V e r y R e v . E . M . G o u lb u rn D .D . dean of
N o rw ic h , an d a fla go n , p re s e n te d in 1872 b y M rs.
G a r r a t t : th e c h u rc h a ffo rd s 150 s ittin g s . T h e c h u r c h -

y a r d w a s e n la r g e d in 1863, an d th e a d d itio n a l ground
co n s e c ra te d b y B ish o p W ilb e rfo rc e . T h e re g is te r dates
o n ly fro m 18 57. T h e l iv in g is a v ic a r a g e , y e a rly value
¿ 1 3 4 , in c lu d in g 34 a c re s o f g le b e , w it h residence,
in th e g ift, of th e B ish o p of O x fo rd , an d held since
1913 b y th e R e v . W illia m S a u n d e r s H u lm e .
The
o r ig in a l e n d o w m e n t c o n s iste d o n ly of th e ren t of
a fie ld , v a lu e d in 1858 a t ¿ 2 5 , a n d p re v io u s ly held
b y t h e v ic a r o f G r e a t T e w , b u t re d e e m a b le by an
e x p r e s s c la u s e in th e A c t of In c lo s u r e on th e re­
e s ta b lis h m e n t of th e c h a p e l r y ; t h is en d o w m en t was
in c re a s e d in 1864 a n d 1879 to ¿ 1 2 5 b y th e Eccle­
s ia s tic a l C o m m is s io n e rs , Q u ee n A n n e ’ s B o u n ty , the
R e v . C. F . G a r r a t t , th e D io c e sa n A ss o c ia tio n , A . Brassey
esq. a n d b y g if t s fro m la n d o w n e rs. H e re is a small
B a p tis t c h a p e l, b u ilt a b o u t 1845, a n d en d o w e d at his
d e a t h , in 18 91, b y M r. R . R y m a n , o f G r e a t T ew . The
po o r’ s la n d of 23 a c re s, a w a rd e d in 1794, a n d for many
y e a r s l e t in a llo tm e n ts , y ie ld s a b o u t ¿ 2 0 y e a r ly for fuel.
L o g g in ’s c h a r it y of ¿ 1 y e a r ly fo r b re a d w a s bequeathed
in 1 6 3 5 ; th e p o o r’ s m o n e y p ro d u c e s 5 s. a y e a r for the
sa m e u se .
L i t t le T e w G r a n g e is t h e residence of
F r a n c is H u r t S it w e ll esq. M .A ., J .P . A lb e r t Brassey
e s q . o f H e y t h r o p , w h o is lo rd o f t h e m a n o r, Eton
C o lle g e , C o l. B o w ers a n d L a d y K i n g a re th e principal
la n d o w n e rs. T h e v il la g e is b u ilt on a sm a ll patch of
re d r o c k , b u t t h e so il of t h e p a ris h is sto n e brash and
c l a y ; su b s o il, th e sa m e . T h e c h ie f c ro p s are wheat,
b a rle y , o a ts, c lo v e r a n d r o o ts . T h e are a is 1,579 acres;
ra te a b le v a lu e , ¿ 1 , 2 4 2 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 was 186,
S e x to n , E r n e s t W a r r e .
P o st O ffice.— F r a n k F lo r e y , su b -p o s tm a s te r .
Letters
a r r iv e fro m E n s to n e , O x o n , a t 6.40 a .m . & 3 p.m .;
d is p a tc h e d a t 10 a .m . & 7 p .m . w e e k days only.
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office
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , e r e c t e d , w it h te a c h e r ’s house,
in 1863, b y th e R e v . C h a r le s F o s te r G a r r a t t M.A.
fo r 60 c h i l d r e n ; M rs. K a t e W o o lg ro v e , m is tre s s

W a rd R e v. P h ilip M a r c u s ( B a p t is t ) ,
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W illia m s of T h a m e , T r e a s u r e r of A u g m e n ta tio n s and
T H A M E is a m a r k e t and u nion to w n , p a ris h an d th e h ead
C h a m b e r la in to K i n g P h ilip , a n d in 1558 aPPoiat®J
o f a c o u n ty c o u r t d is tr ic t , w it h a s ta tio n on th e G re a t
lo rd p re s id e n t of W a le s, d. i 559 > an d to Elizabeth
W e s te rn r a ilw a y , op en ed to t h is to w n fro m O x fo rd in
(E d m o n d e s), h is first w if e ; t h is is a m assiv e altar
1863 : th e to w n is s it u a t e n e a r th e b o rd e rs of B u c k in g ­
tom b of m a rb le , s t a n d in g in th e c e n tr e of th e chance
h a m s h ire , o n th e s o u th b an k of t h e r iv e r T h a m e , ' vhjc h i
and su rro u n d e d w it h an iro n r a ilin g , u pon w h ich res
fo rm s th e b o u n d a ry b e tw e e n t h e tw o c o u n tie s a t th is
th e e ffig ie s of th e d e ce a sed , a t tir e d in th e costume
p la c e , a n d is 45 m ile s fro m L o n d o n , 12 e a s t fro m
of th e r e ig n o f E liz a b e th ; th e ir h e a d s rep o se on cushions,
O x fo rd , 15 n o r th -w e s t fro m W y c o m b e an d 9 s o u th -w e s t
th e fe e t of th e m a le fig u r e r e s tin g u p o n a greyh o un d ana
fro m A y le s b u r y , in t h e S o u th e r n d iv is io n o f th e co u n ty ,
th o se o f h is w ife upon a u n ic o r n ; t h e sid es of the lorn
h u n d re d of it s o w n n am e, p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv is io n of
a r e e m b e llis h e d w ith th e a rm o ria l ac h ie v e m en ts of tnis
B u llin g d o n , r u r a l d e a n e ry of A s to n an d a rc h d e a c o n ry and
f a m i l v : on t h e so u th sid e of th e ch a n ce l, u n d e r a OTeatea
d io c e s e of O x f o r d : th e to w n c o n s ists p r in c ip a lly o f one
ca n o p y of P u rb e c k m a rb le , is an a lt a r to m b , panelle
b ro a d an d sp a cio u s s t r e e t o f co n s id e ra b le le n g th , w ith
fro n t and ad o rn ed w it h q u a tr e fo ile d w o r k , su ™Joun.,
a m a r k e t p la c e n e a r ly in th e c e n t r e : it w a s g o v e rn e d b y
b y sh ie ld s of a rm s , an d a b o v e th e to m b , wmain . ,
a L o c a l B o a rd of H e a lth o f 15 m e m b e rs , e s ta b lis h e d m
ca n o p y a t th e b a c k is a k n e e lin g e ffig y in brass, w
1872, b u t b y th e “ L o c a l G o v e rn m e n t A c t, 1 8 9 4 ,’ i t is
in s c rip tio n to S ir J o h n C le rk e , of N o r th W esto n k .
now u n d e r th e c o n tro l of an U rb a n D is t r ic t C o u n c il, a n d 1
to o k p ris o n e r L o u is o f O rle a n s, D u k e of L o n g u e v
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is lig h t e d w it h g a s b y a co m p a n y fo rm e d in 1858.
th e s ie g e of T e ro u a n n e , 15 H e n r y V I I I . ( A u g u s t 16, 5
T h e c h u r c h of S t. M a r y th e V ir g in is a h a n d so m e
an d t h e r e b y g a in e d an h o n o u ra b le a u g m e n ta tio n to
c r u c ifo r m b u ild in g of sto n e in m ix e d sty le s, ch ie fly E a r,\
a r m s , as a p p e a rs o n th e to m b , h e d ied 5 ApriJ U 539 ■
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h im s e lf, d . 7 O ct. 1 6 6 7 ; an d o th e r m e m o ria ls to »w n
th e c h a n ce l is E a r ly E n g lis h , w ith a g o o d D e c o ra te d ;
C le r k e , son o f th e f o r e g o in g d. 1658, an d to r.
e a s t w in d o w : th e s ta lls an d sc reen are sa id to h a v e |
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fine b ra s s e s w it h e ffig ie s, o f w h ic h th e m o s t
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p erio d : ' th e c le r e s to r y , t ra n s e p ts an d to w e r are P e r- j
th e s o u th t r a n s e p t ; th e s e in c lu d e T h o m a s Q
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n, T h o m a s , 1396, an d h is w ife , J o a n ; and
is t h a t to S ir Jo h n W illia m s k t. c re a te d , in 1553, L o rd